1. (a) The board of regents shall adopt a series of progressive support and intervention strategies consistent with the Comprehensive Education Strategy and the principles of the “School Accountability for Learning and Teaching” (SALT) of the board of regents for those schools and school districts that continue to fall short of performance goals outlined in the district strategic plans. These strategies shall initially focus on:

   1. (1) Technical assistance in improvement planning, curriculum alignment, student assessment, instruction, and family and community involvement;
   2. (2) Policy support;
   3. (3) Resource oversight to assess and recommend that each school has adequate resources necessary to meet performance goals; and

   4. (4) Creating supportive partnerships with education institutions, business, governmental, or other appropriate nonprofit agencies.

      If after a three-year (3) period of support there has not been improvement in the education of students as determined by objective criteria to be developed by the board of regents, then there shall be progressive levels of control by the department of elementary and secondary education over the school budget, program, and/or personnel. This control by the department of elementary and secondary education may be exercised in collaboration with the school district and the municipality. If further needed, the school shall be reconstituted. Reconstitution responsibility is delegated to the board of regents and may range from restructuring the school’s governance, budget, program, personnel, and/or may include decisions regarding the continued operation of the school. The board of regents shall assess the district’s capacity and may recommend the provision of additional district, municipal, and/or state resources. If a school is under the board of regents’ control as a result of actions taken by the board pursuant to this section, the local school committee shall be responsible for funding that school or school district at the same level as in the prior academic year increased by the same percentage as the state total of school aid is increased.

2. (b) This intervention, support, and control by the department of elementary and secondary education as authorized by this section may only be exercised in up to two (2) schools within one school district at any given time. Provided, the provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any such intervention, support, and control which has been initiated and is in effect prior to or as of July 1, 2025.

History of Section.
P.L. 1997, ch. 30, art. 31, § 1; P.L. 1998, ch. 31, art. 31, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 65, art. 18, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 376, art. 9, § 7; P.L. 2004, ch. 595, art. 23, § 5; P.L. 2005, ch. 117, art. 13, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 246, art. 19, § 2; P.L. 2025, ch. 359, § 1, effective July 1, 2025; P.L. 2025, ch. 360, § 1, effective July 1, 2025.